WELL · 42-704-30096 · DISTRICT 3
Middle Bank Reef Unit #1
Brazos-LB County · Middle Bank Reef (R-43) field · Vertical
Middle Bank Reef Unit #1 (API 42-704-30096) is a plugged well in Brazos-LB County, plugged February 1, 2010, last operated by Fairways Offshore Expl. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 2, 1990, permitted to 8,530 ft.
It was permitted by Rutherford Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Fairways Offshore Expl. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
Permitted by Rutherford Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2017 · 1 permits on file · (713) 622-3492
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fairways Offshore Expl. Inc. |
| Production reports | Rutherford Oil Corporationthrough Dec 1995 |
| Latest permit | Rutherford Oil CorporationOct 2, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,530
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 1990
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 137K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 2010
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Bank Reef Unit G-3-71498 | Middle Bank Reef (Miocene 7700) | Fairways Offshore Expl., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2010 |
| Middle Bank Reef Unit G-3-135944 | Middle Bank Reef (R-43) | Fairways Offshore Expl., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 137K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2010 |
| Middle Bank Reef Unit G-3-135945 | Middle Bank Reef (C-54) | Fairways Offshore Expl., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2010 |
| — G-3-71402 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rutherford Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377062-99 | Recompletion | Rutherford Oil Corporation | Aug 24, 1990 | Oct 2, 1990 | — | 8,530 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-71402 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-71498 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-135944 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-135945 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 60 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 7,730 | -7,670 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 8,204 | -8,144 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,290 | 6,336 | Perforated |
| 7,084 | 7,145 | Perforated |
| 7,734 | 7,744 | Perforated |
| 8,206 | 8,210 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 611 | 20 | 1,500 S |
| 10.75 | 2,918 | 14.75 | 1,820 S |
| 7 | 8,133 | 9.875 | 1,450 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 16, 1990 | Sep 14, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-704-30096 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-704-30096 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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